YRCC Ride 186

Full mudguards are required to ride with the club through Winter. We’re riding Clockwise to the West of York. The number of Groups, will depend on the number of people riding.

Forecast suggests a cloudy 11C with 15mph wind from West to help us back. Leaving South on the A19 to Naburn, Cawood then West towards Sherburn in Elmet. North up to Tadcaster and out to Boston Spa and Walton. Then East all the way back to the Start.

This will be our first long ride of the year. No 60 mile ride this week but normal club run available for those who don't want to do this ride.This ride heads north east on back roads to Buttercrambe before tackling the big climb of the day up Greets Hill. After the gradual but fun descent into Thixendale its a lumpy tour around North Grimston and Duggleby. There's an optional cafe stop at Sledmere before the undulating descent to Wet Wang. The route then climbs to Huggate and then descends to Millington. After a steep ascent to Great Givendale and an even steeper descent the route turns for home at Bishop Wilton. The last 20 miles are flat as the route makes its way across to Wheldrake and via Naburn to avoid the stretch along the A19.

This ride head west anti clockwise in a tour of villages between York and Leeds, it goes to to to Boston Spa ,Wike, Scholes, Barwick , Aberford , Lotherton (optional café stop at Lotherton Hall) , Wistow , Cawood and back via Naburn. There are no major climbs but its lumpy enough to make the route interesting.

This ride will head north east. We'll work our way out of town by Foss Islands road and cutting through Morrisons to Dodsworth Avenue and Huntington Road. We'll head to Strensall, Flaxton and Foston before our first climb up to the monument at Castle Howard. After a long but scenic straight stretch we go through Nunnington and then to Helmsley. The main road is unavoidable out of Helmsley but only for a short while as we head for Ampleforth. Then its on to Yearsley, Brandsby and across to Sherrif Hutton before winding our back through Strensall and Haxby.

This will be our first long ride of the year. No 60 mile ride this week but normal club run available for those who don't want to do this ride.This ride heads north east on back roads to Buttercrambe before tackling the big climb of the day up Greets Hill. After the gradual but fun descent into Thixendale its a lumpy tour around North Grimston and Duggleby. There's an optional cafe stop at Sledmere before the undulating descent to Wet Wang. The route then climbs to Huggate and then descends to Millington. After a steep ascent to Great Givendale and an even steeper descent the route turns for home at Bishop Wilton. The last 20 miles are flat as the route makes its way across to Wheldrake and via Naburn to avoid the stretch along the A19.

Thanks to Izzy for putting this one together.

This ride was originally scheduled for the 4th March but has been re-scheduled for this week.